The permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations has called for a halt to U.S. supports for the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in letters to UN officials. The letters, dated 11 July, 2018 but revealed to the press on Tuesday, were addressed by Gholamali Khoshroo to UN Secretary-General Antonio […]

Iranian First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri says that Iran has a sizable economy that cannot be isolated from the world economy. “Iran’s economy is a big economy and it ranks 18th in the world according to international economic institutions,” Es’hagh Jahangiri said at a gathering of Iranian ambassadors and heads of Iran’s missions abroad on […]

Iran’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Es’hagh Al Habib slammed Isreali Knesset declaration on Jewish supremacy, saying the occupation of Palestine has been the main root cause of the conflicts in the Middle East. The unicameral national legislature of Israel, Knesset, in a controversial act on July 18 passed a declaration to […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that any economic package by the European Union, Russia and China should “guarantee Iran’s interests” if the 2015 nuclear agreement is going to continue to exist. “The European Union along with China and Russia have shown that they have political determination to continue implementation of […]

TEHRAN – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri issued a statement on Tuesday saying Iran is capable of adopting “any strategy” in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf region. Iran has threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz if it cannot export its crude oil as the […]

 Indian INS Tarkash frigate docked at Bandar Abbas port on Tuesday, said Second Flotilla Admiral Mojtaba Mohammadi, of first naval zone of the Iranian Armed Forces’ naval forces at the port of Bandar Abbas. During three-day stay in Bandar Abbas, crews will visit first naval zone of the Iranian Armed Forces’ naval forces, he said, […]

 Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has reacted to US president’s belligerent comments against Iran, calling Trump a ‘demagogue’ whose comments ‘do not deserve a response.’ “Every comment does not deserve a response,” Ali Larijani said this morning in response to an Iranian lawmaker’s call for reacting to US president’s recent belligerent comments against Iran, adding “the […]

Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari criticized some neighboring countries for not preventing recent insecurity along common borders and warned that if they fail to act, the Islamic Republic will target terrorist strongholds in the countries. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Zolfaqari pointed to recent terrorist attacks against Iranian security forces […]

The Swedish President of the UN Security Council Olof Skoog has called on US and Iranian presidents to lower tone of verbal media escalation on Monday. Olof Skoog expressed his concerns over Hassan Rouhani and his American counterpart’s threatening messages, calling on the two leaders to avoid accusation exchanges because the region was already in […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has ridiculed the US president over his recent threatening message, saying Iranians are used to ‘harsher bluster.’ “The world heard even harsher bluster a few months ago,” Zarif tweeted back early on Tuesday, adding “Iranians have heard them —albeit more civilized ones—for 40 yrs.” The Iranian foreign minister then advised the […]